Connecting Bookshelves to Z-5500s

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I'm thinking of connected a pair of bookshelf speakers to the Z-5500 subwoofer--well, the amplifier really--to replace the two front satellite speakers; is this possible?
 
Thank you for your reply. I decided to connect an old pair of Sony bookshelves I found in the loft and, from what I can hear, they're a slight improvement over the satellites. The crossover frequency is way too low for anything other than highs to be produced by the bookshelves. So, in this respect, they're very much like the satellite speakers. However, although they don't produce mids very well, the highs are a lot better due to the tweeters. I can hear stuff in songs that I've never noticed before. It's great--well, not great, but an improvement nevertheless.

I'd like to buy a better pair of bookshelf speakers without breaking the bank. I don't want to spend more than £60 really because the improvement isn't really enough to justify any more. Also, they have to be pretty small to fit on my desk. The Sony ones I'm currently using are 220mm deep, so I'd like a pair either the same size or smaller if possible. Do you have any suggestions?

Also, is this likely to damage the amplifier at all?
 
Hmm, after spending £200 on the Z-5500s I don't really want to have to buy another amplifier, so I think I'll just get some bookshelves. Can anybody recommend some smallish bookshelves (220mm deep or less, if possible) that would be appropriate to replace the front satellites with (oh, and I don't really want to spend much more than £40 on something which isn't going to make an awful lot of difference)?
 
Would anything bad happen if I connect these speakers to the Z-5500 amplifier?





They're 2 ohms less than the smaller Sony bookshelves I have connected right now. I just wanted to see if these sounded any different.
 
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